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. 2020 Jul 8;28(1):3-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.06.012.

Going Keto? Say βHB-ye Bye to Your Gut Bifidobacteria

Henry H Le  1 , Elizabeth L Johnson  2
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Going Keto? Say βHB-ye Bye to Your Gut Bifidobacteria

Henry H Le et al. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Abstract

Ketogenic diets (KDs) are popularly used to aid a myriad of conditions. KDs induce metabolic changes, but how microbiome alterations contribute to these changes remains unexplored. In a recent Cell paper, Ang et al. identify KD-specific changes to the gut microbiota linked to a reduction in pro-inflammatory Th17 cells.

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